Is Amy a boy or girl name?
Amy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,344 girls and 7 boys were named Amy, so 99.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 702,270 US babies named Amy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,929
- Girl rank, 2024
- #228
- Babies named Amy since 1880
- 702,270
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 32,342 babies
Boys and girls named Amy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 2,127 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 3,042 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,576 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 4,824 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 11 | 5,264 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 6 | 3,402 | 99.8% |
| 1940s | 5 | 5,328 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 48 | 30,583 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 287 | 116,776 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 771 | 268,995 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 525 | 150,662 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 115 | 51,169 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 63 | 28,757 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 10 | 19,762 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 7 | 7,150 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,929 | 1,344 | #228 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,489 | #200 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,414 | #206 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,564 | #189 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,339 | #215 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,480 | #205 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,511 | #204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,739 | #174 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,845 | #176 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,043 | #158 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,213 | 2,193 | #148 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 2,239 | #139 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,238 | #145 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,387 | 2,191 | #143 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 2,283 | #136 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,073 | 2,484 | #130 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,718 | 2,541 | #133 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,829 | #119 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,745 | #128 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,128 | 2,957 | #111 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,550 | 3,115 | #106 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,882 | 2,880 | #120 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,498 | 3,095 | #110 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,301 | 2,938 | #114 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,436 | 3,173 | #105 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,986 | 3,207 | #105 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,523 | 3,485 | #96 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,314 | 3,691 | #92 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,000 | 4,067 | #88 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,828 | 4,529 | #75 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,886 | 4,691 | #77 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,709 | 5,420 | #65 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,753 | 6,340 | #51 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,333 | 7,275 | #43 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,490 | 8,464 | #38 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,417 | 8,898 | #35 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,734 | 10,034 | #29 |
| 1987 | 51 | #1,425 | 11,787 | #24 |
| 1986 | 59 | #1,256 | 13,451 | #22 |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,390 | 14,429 | #20 |
| 1984 | 66 | #1,112 | 15,990 | #13 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,205 | 17,096 | #12 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,277 | 18,800 | #10 |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,155 | 20,344 | #6 |
| 1980 | 60 | #1,177 | 19,833 | #8 |
| 1979 | 64 | #1,117 | 21,609 | #5 |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,122 | 23,214 | #4 |
| 1977 | 74 | #999 | 26,730 | #3 |
| 1976 | 94 | #860 | 31,339 | #2 |
| 1975 | 89 | #879 | 32,253 | #2 |
| 1974 | 93 | #834 | 29,564 | #2 |
| 1973 | 86 | #853 | 26,964 | #2 |
| 1972 | 72 | #952 | 25,872 | #5 |
| 1971 | 75 | #941 | 26,237 | #5 |
| 1970 | 63 | #1,023 | 25,213 | #5 |
| 1969 | 67 | #931 | 21,462 | #6 |
| 1968 | 45 | #1,119 | 17,092 | #13 |
| 1967 | 33 | #1,314 | 16,123 | #12 |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,346 | 12,998 | #30 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,670 | 11,530 | #35 |
| 1964 | 28 | #1,490 | 9,575 | #44 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,420 | 8,228 | #54 |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,855 | 7,185 | #61 |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,951 | 6,610 | #69 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,540 | 5,973 | #77 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,668 | 5,580 | #85 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,510 | 4,822 | #97 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,265 | 4,081 | #114 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 3,547 | #122 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,209 | 3,192 | #134 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,951 | 2,676 | #139 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,818 | 2,306 | #152 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,750 | #175 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,445 | #200 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,184 | #218 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 984 | #237 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 611 | #310 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 577 | #328 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 520 | #328 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 439 | #328 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 447 | #319 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,559 | 463 | #327 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 473 | #319 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 424 | #320 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 390 | #321 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 364 | #329 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 354 | #338 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,188 | 326 | #355 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 334 | #342 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 325 | #355 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 322 | #351 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 303 | #364 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 341 | #343 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 347 | #342 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 386 | #332 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 343 | #352 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,175 | 366 | #355 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 446 | #316 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 494 | #300 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 560 | #281 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 604 | #266 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 596 | #263 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 612 | #263 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,887 | 619 | #267 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 624 | #263 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 609 | #258 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 573 | #264 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 610 | #253 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 595 | #248 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 624 | #239 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 472 | #244 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 387 | #247 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 371 | #235 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,750 | 296 | #230 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 287 | #225 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 244 | #229 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 245 | #219 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 247 | #207 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 240 | #198 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 269 | #186 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 255 | #188 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 242 | #188 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 255 | #181 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 244 | #179 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 335 | #165 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 281 | #159 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 341 | #146 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 315 | #148 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 320 | #147 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 303 | #147 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 329 | #132 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 281 | #146 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 331 | #131 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 266 | #135 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 275 | #135 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 252 | #137 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 236 | #140 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 251 | #120 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 226 | #126 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 240 | #112 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 205 | #123 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 209 | #110 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 196 | #111 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 145 | #118 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 167 | #108 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amy reached #834 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #2 in 1973. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.